Campus News

Central Lakes College enrollment is up .5 percent for 2011 over 2010, according to fall semester 30th-day numbers reported by MnSCU today. The headcount is 4,402 now compared to 4,378 this time last fall on the 30th day of the term. The MnSCU system is down 1.5 percent with 200,716 …

The National Players, America’s longest running classical touring company, will perform the stage version of John Steinbeck’s immortal “Of Mice and Men” at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 25 in Chalberg Theatre at Central Lakes College. The event is part of the Cultural Arts Series. Celebrating their 63rd year of …

Legislators serving on the 25-member Minnesota House Capital Investment Committee came to the Brainerd campus of Central Lakes College Wed., Oct. 12 to hear about facilities projects requested for the Staples campus. The bonding tour was led by Rep. Larry Howes of Walker, chair of the committee, whow as greeted …

Lori Gildea, chief justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court, visited a criminal justice class at Central Lakes College in Brainerd on Wednesday, Oct. 12 to discuss how the court works and aspects of the state court system in general. The criminal law students followed up her presentation with several questions …

Central Lakes College celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month Sept. 15-Oct. 15. This month recognizes the histories, cultures and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America. One way to observe this special period is by providing samples of the culture. On Wednesday, …

The Gordon Rosenmeier Center for State and Local Government at Central Lakes College, Brainerd, will host a fee, public forum with panelists discussing the role of government in poverty Monday, Oct. 17 from 7 to 9:30 p.m. in the Chalberg Theatre. The forum kicks off a week – Oct. 17-23 …

The Minnesota Supreme Court came to Central Lakes College Tuesday. The justices mixed business with pleasure, giving the public an opportunity to enjoy informal time — and a dinner — in the Brainerd campus cafeteria. The court does it once a year around the state in conjunction with a judicial …

The Staples campus of Central Lakes College will host its fall celebration and open house from 1 to 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 28. This is an opportunity to visit with students and faculty to find the career that is right for you. The event includes information on the Associate …

The Central Lakes College Foundation next fall will award up to five student scholarships to Brainerd High School graduates attending CLC, thanks to a $65,000 bequest from a retired elementary school teacher. Erma Feriancek of Nisswa, who died last March at age 86, taught at Harrison School in Brainerd for …

U.S. Senator Al Franken (D-Minnesota) came to the Staples campus and the Central Lakes College Agricultural and Energy Center today (Mon., Oct. 10) to see for himself the applied research happening there. He heard from experts about the prospects for biomass and oilseed production with prospects for alternative fuel, some …